Question 1

A failure to aid a stranger who needs help in an emergency situation is especially likely when people

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A)  are feeling guilty.
B)  are in a hurry.
C)  are in a small town.
D)  have just observed someone else being helpful.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Social loafing is most likely to occur among

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A)  audience members who are asked to applaud after a speaker is introduced.
B)  factory workers paid on the basis of individual level of productivity.
C)  a group of runners competing for first place in a race.
D)  students who are each assigned a different topic for their course term papers.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Opinion change resulting from a thoughtful focus on the content of arguments illustrates

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A)  central route persuasion.
B)  peripheral route persuasion.
C)  the fundamental attributional error.
D)  cognitive dissonance.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Although President Obama is of mixed race,White Americans typically perceive and label him as Black.Researchers believe this happens because White observers ________ the distinctive physical features of the less-familiar Black minority.

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A)  selectively attend to
B)  have negative attitudes regarding
C)  stereotype
D)  have implicit associations aboutE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Violent crime and spousal abuse rates have been found to be higher during

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A)  political elections.
B)  holiday weekends.
C)  hotter months.
D)  rainy days.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Social facilitation refers to the tendency to

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A)  neglect critical thinking because of a strong desire for social harmony within a group.
B)  perform well-learned tasks more effectively in the presence of others.
C)  lose self-restraint in group situations that foster anonymity.
D)  comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Social facilitation is most likely to occur when you are performing ________ tasks.

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A)  challenging
B)  unenjoyable
C)  novel
D)  simpleE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Jorge is a pitcher for his high school baseball team.In the last inning,he gave up a home run,which turned out to be the go-ahead run for his school's biggest rival.When the next batter came up,Jorge hit him with a fastball and was ejected from the game.Jorge's behavior illustrates

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A)  blaming the victim.
B)  social scripts.
C)  the frustration-aggression principle.
D)  scapegoat theory.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Parents who discipline their children with beatings are often teaching aggression through the process of

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A)  social scripts.
B)  scapegoat theory.
C)  modeling.
D)  blaming the victim.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

After reflecting on the power of choice,participants in experiments became increasingly less likely to attribute income inequality to

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A)  personality traits.
B)  role-playing.
C)  situational influences.
D)  cognitive dissonance.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

When shopping for a new cell phone,many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have familiar brand names.This preference best illustrates the importance of

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A)  social scripts.
B)  the mere exposure effect.
C)  mirror-image perceptions.
D)  the reciprocity norm.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The social-responsibility norm refers to the expectation that people should

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A)  help those who depend on them.
B)  help those who deserve help.
C)  help those who help themselves.
D)  help those who have helped them.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

The improved performance of well-learned tasks in the presence of others is called

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A)  groupthink.
B)  group polarization.
C)  cognitive dissonance.
D)  social facilitation.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

To a social psychologist,a perceived incompatibility of goals indicates

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A)  superordinate goals.
B)  a mirror-image perception.
C)  a conflict.
D)  the social-responsibility norm.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

People are most inclined to like those who are nearby.This most clearly illustrates the association between ________ and interpersonal attraction.

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A)  physical arousal
B)  beauty
C)  equity
D)  proximityE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The same set of harmful social pressures that corrupts some individuals can lead others to respond with a healthy resistance.This best illustrates the ________ of social control and personal control.

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A)  mood linkage
B)  conformity
C)  deindividuation
D)  interactionE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

________ is used to explain people's behavior by crediting either the situation or the individual's personal traits.

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A)  Attribution
B)  Cognitive dissonance theory
C)  Psychoanalytic theory
D)  ConformityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Our tendency to give in to group pressure or pressure from situations is called

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A)  social control.
B)  social facilitation.
C)  informational social influence.
D)  personal control.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

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A)  ingroup bias.
B)  outgroup homogeneity.
C)  aggression.
D)  social inequalities.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A negative behavior describes ________;a negative attitude describes ________.

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A)  prejudice;discrimination
B)  hindsight bias;ingroup bias
C)  discrimination;prejudice
D)  outgroup homogeneity;ingroup biasE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 11: Social Psychology

The improved performance of well-learned tasks in the presence of others is called

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The social-responsibility norm refers to the expectation that people should

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________ is used to explain people's behavior by crediting either the situation or the individual's personal traits.

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Prejudice is most likely to develop as a way of justifying

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When shopping for a new cell phone,many shoppers prefer certain products simply because they have familiar brand names.This preference best illustrates the importance of

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Although President Obama is of mixed race,White Americans typically perceive and label him as Black.Researchers believe this happens because White observers ________ the distinctive physical features of the less-familiar Black minority.

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Opinion change resulting from a thoughtful focus on the content of arguments illustrates

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Our tendency to give in to group pressure or pressure from situations is called

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Social loafing is most likely to occur among

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People are most inclined to like those who are nearby.This most clearly illustrates the association between ________ and interpersonal attraction.

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Violent crime and spousal abuse rates have been found to be higher during

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Social facilitation is most likely to occur when you are performing ________ tasks.

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A negative behavior describes ________;a negative attitude describes ________.

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Jorge is a pitcher for his high school baseball team.In the last inning,he gave up a home run,which turned out to be the go-ahead run for his school's biggest rival.When the next batter came up,Jorge hit him with a fastball and was ejected from the game.Jorge's behavior illustrates

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The same set of harmful social pressures that corrupts some individuals can lead others to respond with a healthy resistance.This best illustrates the ________ of social control and personal control.

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Social facilitation refers to the tendency to

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